US military launches strikes on facilities in eastern Syria


The United States says it has struck two facilities in eastern Syria, claiming they were used by Iranian forces and affiliated groups.

In a statement, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the "precision self-defense strikes" were carried out to protect US personnel in Iraq and Syria, and were in response to recent attacks by Iranian-backed militia groups.

"These Iranian-backed attacks against US forces are unacceptable and must stop. Iran wants to hide its hand and deny its role in these attacks against our forces. We will not let them," he said, adding they would take further measures if attacks by "Iran’s proxies" against US forces continue.

The US strikes were "separate and distinct from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and do not constitute a shift in our approach", Austin added, as he urged against actions that would escalate into a broader conflict.

Strikes in Syria hit Iranian weapons stores - US officials

We're hearing more about the US air strikes in Syria, following a Pentagon briefing to reporters in Washington DC.

The strikes had hit weapons and ammunition storage facilities used by Iranian forces, officials said.

They took place at around 04:30 local time (01:30 GMT) near Abu Kamal, a town on the border with Iraq, and were carried out by F-16 fighter jets using precision munitions.

It is not yet known if there were any casualties from the attacks.

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Easy o

That's very good of USA.

The USA, the whole of the European 32 Countries, Israel, Canada, Australia are all bombing small Palestine, and the useless Arab nations are watching, let USA kukuma wipe out the whole Arab hemisphere because they are traitors and betrayers of their Palestine brethren

the US should cut off the snake by the head. iran should be deal with seriously. they are the reason behind every terrorists attack in the middle east.

YinkaOlusesi16:
the US should cut off the snake by the head. iran should be deal with seriously. they are the reason behind every terrorists attack in the middle east.

What will happen to your sisters that are prostituting in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon, e.t.c. , and your brothers that are Slaving there? They should all be wiped off too!

Omo

GOOD.

StreetFight:
That's very good of USA.

The USA, the whole of the European 32 Countries, Israel, Canada, Australia are all bombing small Palestine, and the useless Arab nations are watching, let USA kukuma wipe out the whole Arab hemisphere because they are traitors and betrayers of their Palestine brethren

Read before commenting,
The USA never bombed Palestine, but terrorist target in Syria and Iraq